Foreign nationals own 250 commercial farms in Namibia

Written by Anna Salkeus on 13 September 2018.

WINDHOEK, 13 SEP (NAMPA) – A total of 250 farms and farm portions covering over 1.2 million hectares are owned by foreign nationals, the draft Namibia Land Statistics Booklet compiled by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) revealed.
The booklet which was under review at the one-day Namibia Land Statistics Symposium here Thursday, will form part of the discussion at the second National Land Conference slated for October 2018.
According to the NSA, Namibia’s land tenure consists of 23 per cent State land; 35 ...